NRI News

Shyamalan heads to Mumbai to promote new film

Acclaimed Indian origin Hollywood director Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan will be in Mumbai May 5 to promote his new film 'The Happening'.9:01 PM on April 30

Jhumpa Lahiri refines her fiction of arrival

Book: 'Unaccustomed Earth'; Author: Jhumpa Lahiri; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 333 Price: Rs 45010:31 AM on April 30

NRI found dead in Ludhiana

A 60-year-old Britain-based Non resident Indian was found allegedly murdered in his house in this industrial city of Punjab Monday.1:01 AM on April 29

Kerala youth saved from gallows in Kuwait

After months of suspense, the family of Kerala youth Simil, who was sentenced to death in Kuwait for inadvertently killing a fellow Indian worker, heaved a sigh of relief Monday as news came that he has been pardoned.8:00 PM on April 28

India, Bahrain to ink labour pact in June

India and Bahrain will sign a labour agreement in June to facilitate labour mobility and manpower development, a ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) official said Saturday.4:30 PM on April 26

Kuwait firm in real estate business in Kerala

Dewa Projects Pvt Ltd, promoted by a group of non-resident Indians in Kuwait, has announced its entry into the real estate sector in Kerala.4:00 PM on April 25

'Kidnapped Indian in Afghanistan safe'

Indian national Mohammed Nayeem who was kidnapped from the Afghanistan province of Herat four days ago is safe, official sources said Friday.3:00 PM on April 25

India, Malaysia to ink deal on workers' welfare

India and Malaysia will soon ink a deal on the welfare of Indian nationals employed in the Southeast Asian country, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi told parliament Thursday.9:31 PM on April 24

Abducted Indian engineer's family hopes for his release

The family of Indian engineer Sarang Mohammed Naeem, kidnapped in Afghanistan early this week, has been assured by the Indian authorities that efforts are on to secure his release and that they should not lose hope.8:03 PM on April 24

Kerala bank to open office in Dubai

Kerala's State Bank of Travancore (SBT) is to open a representative office in Dubai in three months' time, according to a company official.4:31 PM on April 24

West doesn't restrict henna to hands: artist Ash Kumar

Britain-based Ash Kumar, the world's fastest henna artist whose global clientele includes Julia Roberts, Calvin Klein and Austin Reed, says people in the West are ready to get henna art done on any part of the body.11:02 AM on April 24

With Indian origin woman envoy, Uganda makes a point

Women ambassadors are not an unusual sight in the Indian capital; there are normally about half a dozen women envoys based here at any given time. But Uganda's current high commissioner to India comes as a surprise.2:00 PM on April 23

'White tourists fare better than blacks, browns in India'

Skin colour matters as far as visitors to India are concerned, says a fourth generation South African Indian who claims to have faced 'racial discrimination' himself, particularly in the country's northern parts.11:01 AM on April 23

Goodbye US hegemony, welcome China, Europe

Book: 'The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order'; Author: Parag Khanna; Publisher: Allen Lane; Pages: 46610:02 AM on April 23

Indians the world over excited by new 'cricketainment'?

Cricket-loving Indians across the globe are ecstatic about the latest and greatest tournament under the Indian Premier League (IPL). This humongous extravaganza combines the glamour of Bollywood with the fanatic following of cricket among Indians across the world. The Twenty20 matches are as long as a Bollywood film and - hopefully - just as exciting. No wonder it has been dubbed as 'Cricketainment'.11:01 AM on April 22